Red Sox Nation has heard it before; The Boston Red Sox have a Bobby Dalbec problem. Dalbec was optioned to Worcester once again in May as part of a series of roster moves at the time. Of course, he’s back to torching Triple-A pitching with the WooSox.
Dalbec went deep for the WooSox in a 9-8 victory on May 18. He drilled a two-run shot to left field in the first inning to put Worcester on the board against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
Dalbec has a .220/.328/.540 slash line through 14 games with the WooSox. He’s blasted five home runs and eight RBI while crossing the plate himself 12 times. Once again, he’s off to a strong start in Triple-A and his bat is huge in Worcester’s order.
The problem is he can’t translate it to the major leagues. Dalbec amassed just seven hits in 53 at-bats over 22 games with the big league club. He hit zero home runs with four walks, four RBIs, and just nine total bases. That’s good for a paltry .132/.207/.170 slash line in almost a month of play. In a word, yikes.
